Improvement in umbrellas



Z Tl F. M N E T S nu U Umbrellas.

Patented Jan. 19, l1875.

mi www UNITED STATES PATENT QEEICE.

URIAH G. STEINMETZ, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN uMBRELLAs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 158,994, dated January19, 1875; application filed December 3, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, URLAH G. STEINMETZ, of thecity and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Folding Umbrellas and I do herebydeclare the following' to b e a clear and exact description of thenature thereof, sufficient to enable others skilled in the art to whichmy invention appertains to fully understand, make, and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of the frameworkof an umbrella embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view, theparts being folded. Fig. 3 is a side view, enlarged, of a detached part.Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalgures.

My invention relates to a folding umbrella, the ribs of which aresectional. One section is fixed to a stock and the other section ispivoted thereto. A spring-actuated slide plays in the stock, and holdsthe sections extended as one. To the same stock the stretcher of theumbrella is pivoted. It also consists in a folding umbrella havingsectional ribs, which are locked by slides connected to arms rigidlysecured to the stick or sta of the umbrella, and operated by a slidingband, actuating the inner ends of the arms. It also consists in soconstructing the springs of the slides that the movements of the runnerw1ll not be interfered with.

. Referring to the drawings, A represents the stick or staff of anumbrella; B, the ribs; O, the stretchers, and D the runner to which thestretchers are connected. The stick A will be jointed or formed insections, and, when extended, may be locked by sleeves or otherappliances, as are well known. Each rib B is formed in sections, a b,which are jointed to each other, so that one section may be folded onthe other, as shown in Fig. 2. The section a is secured to one end of astock, E, and to the other end thereof is jointed the section b, and thecorresponding stretcher O is jointed to said stock E. In the stock E islitted a slide or bolt, F, which is adapted to come against the end ofthe section b, and press the same against the stock, so as to form arigid joint between the section and stock, and thus lock the twosections a b. The slide F is connected to an arm, G, which passesupwardly aside of the section a toward the stick or stem A, and isconnected to a spring', H, which is secured to the stick A. The severalsprings H are arranged around the stick, and their upper ends projectlaterally, as at c, so that, when said springs are drawn in against thestick by a sliding band or sleeve, J, (shown in section, Fig. 1,) thesprings will permit the passage of the runner D to its full extentwithout interfering with the proper folding of the umbrella.

The operation is as follows: When the um- 'brella is open, as in Fig. 1,and it is desired to fold the same, the runner D is released from itsfastening and moved down, so as to relieve the locking-slide F ofpressure of the stretchers 5 then invert the umbrella, operate the bandJ, so that the arms G are drawn toward the stick. This withdraws theslides F from under the inner ends of the sections b, and the latterthen drop and fold on the sections a. Now, slide the runner D toward thetop ferrule of the umbrella, and the ribs move in toward the stick. Ondisjointing the stick A and folding the sections thereof the variousparts are in compact form, as shown in Fig. 2, in which but one rib, B,stretcher, and slide, with intermediate parts, are shown.

In order to open the umbrella, lock the sections of the stick and holdthe umbrella upright, whereby the sections b of the ribs fall; partlymove down the runner, and draw in the slides F by means of the arms G,whereby the sections b seek their proper position against the stocks E;then let go the arms, whereby the slides engage under the inner ends ofthe sections b, and hold them locked against the stocks E; now, move therunner to its proper position, and the ribs are fullystretched, afterthe manner of an ordinary umbrella.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The section a, fixed to one end of the stock E, and the section b,pivoted to the other end thereof, in combination with the springactuatedslide F, playing in said stock, and

stick A, and the sliding band J, actuating said inner ends,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the sectional ribs B, stretchers C, slides F,and arms G, of the springs H, connected to the stick A and formed Withthe lateral projections o, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

U. G. STEINMETZ. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, ALBERT H. HOEOKLEY.

